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Winter Sundays

Sunday was a bitter cold day (then again, that can describe every day from about now until April). It was our first really cold day of the winter, so we took full advantage - the fireplace was roaring, hot chocolate was enjoyed, and we just played in the living room as a family. It was nice. We did make it out of the house Saturday to go to an indoor park with good friends and their 3 adorable kids, but I didn't have my camera. We also went for a little stroll Sunday afternoon. It's fun getting bundled up (you probably won't hear me saying that in a couple of months - the fun of it will be LOOOONG gone). Anyway, onto the pictures:
A new hat for the winter (yes, the mittens are still attached to the top of the hat)

Look at me all bundled up in my snow suit! I swear the warm clothes was warranted, despite the lack of snow (it had already melted by the time we got out)

Therapy ball with daddy

Here is a clip (well, it's really 2 clips in 1) of Cata showing off her newest achieved skill. While it's nothing to write home about in most 23 month old kiddos, it's a huge achievement for Cata! She has developed enough core strength to be able to bend down to pick something up off the floor and to be able to stand up in the middle of the room by herself!

To finish off the day, Cata enjoyed a nice warm bath, got fresh PJs, and crawled under the
table in the bedroom to read a book.

TGIF

I don't really know where the week went, but I'm ready for another weekend! This is not a new video, but a cute one from this fall (yes, it is officially winter here). You'll have to have your volume on for this one.

Weekend full of fun

Yes, it's been over a week with no new pics. It's an improvement over my monthly posts of the past though! The week did not include much excitement except my Holton friend Sarah stopped by for a visit. She brought Cata this awesome toy which she just loves. Otherwise it was just a week of school and therapy.
The weekend was packed with fun (and sleepless nights for some reason). The weather in the 20s convinced us to stick to indoor activities. Fortunately the people of MN are smart enough to recognize that a 5 month winter with temps in uninhabitable ranges means we need lots of fun indoor activities.
Saturday we started off going to an indoor park. We hadn't brought Cata there since last winter and wow was it a different experience this year! She just loved running around all the little areas. Here are some snap shots:

Happy girl in the tube. Playing in the bounce house - she loved it! Sliding with dad

Who knew that Cata would be a rock climber (with a little help from dad)? :)

We then enjoyed dinner with friends Saturday evening. They have 3 lovely children under 2.5 years old so they also have lots of fun indoor entertainment including this little bounce house.

Sunday was a Children's Museum morning. What a fun place for kids.

Cooking in the play kitchen, walking through the beaver den, chillin in a log...and last but not least, with all the fun activities in the museum, what does Cata find - a TV! haha.

So she was tired out from all the activities. One final post of my 2 favorite cuddle bugs:

I think that about sums up our weekend.

Halloween!

Can you believe it has already come and gone? Our little lady was a duck for the day. Amazing all the hype that goes into Halloween and it's over. I guess it's kind of like a wedding day, no? Well, our halloween was particularly fast since Catalina got overtired and fell asleep at 6pm before any of the trick or treating had even started! We woke up our duck at 7pm and attempted some door to door candy hunting but she was having none of it. Oh well!
We had a fun week. Here it is in review:

I think winter has officially started. We have had several mornings in the 30s. That doesn't stop Cata though! She just gets bundled up in all of her pink glory. We can only hope baby #2 is a girl with all the pink we have! Here is one of Cata enjoying working on the therapy ball during her weekly Early Intervention session. She has gotten better with hard work.


Despite the cold mornings, we have had some beautiful afternoons. We joined our friend Nora and her Baby A. at the zoo. Cata loved the open space, the nice weather, and of course good company.


Then came our Halloween preparations. Cata and Kevin worked on carving our pumpkins.


Okay, last but not least, pictures of our little duck. It was tough to get good pictures since all she wanted was to go to sleep.


Well, that's it for today.